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And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, (KJV)
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וַיַּעֲנ֧וּvai.ya.'a.Nuand they answered
Lemma: עָנָה (a.nah) · Strong's: H6030B
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to answer
Used 314 times. Also: Genesis 18:27, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:14, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 27:37, Genesis 27:39 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6030B; TAHOT Genesis 23:5 word 1
בְנֵי\־ve.nei-[the] people of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: descendant/people
Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Genesis 23:5 word 2
חֵ֛תchetHeth
Lemma: חֵת (chet) · Strong's: H2845
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Heth
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 10:15, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16, Genesis 23:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2845; TAHOT Genesis 23:5 word 3
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 23:5 word 4
אַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamAbraham
Lemma: אַבְרָהָם (av.ra.ham) · Strong's: H0085
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abraham
Used 175 times. Also: Genesis 17:5, Genesis 17:9, Genesis 17:15, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:18, Genesis 17:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0085; TAHOT Genesis 23:5 word 5
לֵאמֹ֥רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 23:5 word 6
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Hittites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | חֵת H2845 Heth |
| replied | → | עָנָה H6030B to answer |
| to Abraham | → | אַבְרָהָם H0085 Abraham |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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